Toby and Henry of Tennessee

Kristine M. had wanted a Corgi ever since 1995, when she saw a Cardigan frolicking on the beach at Ocracoke Island. Nine years later, she finally got her boy Toby, who was “totally worth the wait!”

Well of course, I’m a Corgi. Just look at me!

“Toby is the best dog ever” writes Kelly. “He really is. Other than the shedding (and man, can he SHED), Toby’s the perfect dog: loyal, extremely sweet, with just about the cutest face ever. “

“He also loves to sleep on my head, but that’s normal, right?”

“Toby’s the most sensitive dog we’ve ever met. Though he was socialized as a puppy, he’s still scared of new people at first.””He’s also hyper-sensitive to our moods, which makes it hard to watch sporting events around the house. If we yell at the TV, Toby runs into his kennel.”

“While some people don’t swear in their homes because of their kids, we have to be very careful with our language because of our dog!”

Between us, we’ve got four long legs … but who needs long legs?

“When my husband and I first met, he had a rescued Dachshund (Hef) who had some aggression issues because of past abuse. We were afraid Hef might act out against Toby, but nope. Toby’s sweet demeanor rubbed off on Hef and they quickly became best of friends.”

“My husband is a student at law school three hours away, and he commutes back and forth every week. He wanted a travelling companion, and since we didn’t want to split up Toby and Hef, we decided to rescue a Pem, Henry.””We didn’t know a lot about Henry when we rescued him, other than he was a former mill dog. He was very skinny and had to have several teeth removed, causing his tongue to fall to the side of his mouth. I personally find this adorable, but it also makes me sad thinking of his previous living conditions.”

“As a former mill dog, Henry has some issues we’re working on. He’s very sweet, but not 100% housebroken and has a tendency to just barrel into/onto whatever he wants, which might be a lap that already accomodating a dog, computer or even a plate of food.”

“Henry can be a little frustrating at times, but then he looks at us with those big, brown eyes and you can tell he WANTS to be a good dog, so any misdeeds are immediately forgiven.””He’s pretty quirky, which probably stems from his time in the
mill. He has an unnatural attachment to his kennel and paces in circles whenever he’s excited or nervous.””While Hef and Toby quickly accepted Henry into the pack, Henry didn’t really care about the other dogs at all. He just wanted his humans. Once again, though, Toby’s sweetness saved the day.”

“Six months after being rescued, Henry finally “played” with Toby for the first time. It’s been Corgimania wresting in our house ever since …

… though sometimes they do stop to rest.”

“Henry thrived so much with the other dogs, we decided it was best for him to remain at home with the pack rather than be a commuter dog.”

“Now they’re all now best buddies.”

“We’re so lucky to have our boys!”

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Thanks for rescuing three times over … that ROCKS.

Welcome to The Daily Corgi, boys!

(Note: this post was first published in The Daily Corgi in September 2011).

Comments

I love this story! Kudos to them for rescuing. My daughter has a puppy mill sheltie and when she first got him that's how he would walk, in circles! It makes me want to shoot who ever has puppy mills! It is just heart breaking! He is slowly coming out of his shell. Thanks for this story.

Three lucky rescues & a lucky family, definitely! But I would like to mention, that to have three rescue dogs, all of whom have the potential for behavioral issues, get along, requires love, patience, and skill. Sounds like there is more than luck happening here. Rebecca & Little Miss Pudgy Paws